It is necessary to sink containers in the soil for the winter or to bring them indoors, but ordinary garden mint is hardy and readily overwinters in Saskatchewan
These plants grow best in a rich soil, so work some compost or manure into your soil, water well, and make your mint bed in a sunny to part-shade location. Mint plants will spread vegetatively by “runners” which can be either underground stems or above ground stems . The runners begin to grow in early summer and are most noticeable when new leafy shoots develop from buds on the stems.
In our Canadian climate, it is necessary to sink containers in the soil for the winter or to bring them indoors. I find that the ordinary garden mint is hardy and readily overwinters here, but special mints such as chocolate, apple, etc., may winterkill and do not always survive. It would probably be wise to keep a pot of these fancier mints indoors, until you are sure that they can survive our winters. They make great houseplants and can be planted outside again in the spring.
Minty fragrance is associated with cleanliness and good health, which is why mint is often used in toothpaste, and also in herbal teas. There are many claims for the benefits of eating mint leaves or using mint extracts, including aiding in digestion, removing bad aromas from your breath, helping relieve stress and improving immunity.Article content
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